Semester 1 FRQ Review

Question 1

Independent Variable

Answer 1

What is being studied/changed in an experiment

Question 2

Dependent Variable

Answer 2

What is being measured in an experiment

Question 3

Control Group

Answer 3

Base of comparison that has not been effected by IV

Question 4

Experimental Group

Answer 4

group being tested with IV

Question 5

confounding variables

Answer 5

other variables that effect the experiment

Question 6

double blind experiment

Answer 6

both the experimenter and subjects are unaware of which group they are assigned to and what is being studied to prevent bias

Question 7

single blind experiment

Answer 7

the subject is unaware of which group they are a part of to prevent bias

Question 8

confidentiality

Answer 8

the identity of the subject must remain secret

Question 9

debriefing

Answer 9

experiment is explained to subject after they are tested

Question 10

statistical significance

Answer 10

results are not due to chance

Question 11

positive correlation

Answer 11

variables have direct influence on each other

Question 12

negative correlation

Answer 12

variables have an indirect influence on each other

Question 13

illusory correlation

Answer 13

seeing correlation when there really isn’t any

Question 14

structuralism

Answer 14

introspection and focus on the structure of the mind

Question 15

functionalism

Answer 15

focus on purpose of behaviors

Question 16

psychoanalytic/dynamic

Answer 16

behavior from childhood unconsciously influences our present behavior

Question 17

behavioral

Answer 17

behavior is learned and reinforced

Question 18

humanistic

Answer 18

behavior is influenced by free will, choice, ideals, and actualization

Question 19

cognitive

Answer 19

behavior is influenced by perception and thoughts

Question 20

evolutionary

Answer 20

behavior is influenced by genes

Question 21

biological

Answer 21

behavior is influenced by brain and neurotransmitters

Question 22

sociocultural

Answer 22

behavior is influenced by society

Question 23

biopsychosocial

Answer 23

behavior is influenced by society and biology

Question 24

selective attention

Answer 24

focusing on one form of sensory input and dismissing another (or all others)

Question 25

positive reinforcement

Answer 25

adding a pleasurable stimulus to reinforce a behavior

Question 26

negative reinforcement

Answer 26

removing an unpleasurable stimulus to reinforce a behavior

Question 27

positive punishment

Answer 27

adding an unpleasurable stimulus to decrease a certain behavior

Question 28

negative punishment

Answer 28

removing a pleasurable stimulus to decrease a certain behavior

Question 29

fixed-ratio schedule

Answer 29

behavior is reinforced after a certain number of behaviors has occured

Question 30

variable-ratio schedule

Answer 30

behavior is reinforced after a random number of behaviors have occured

Question 31

fixed-interval schedule

Answer 31

behavior is reinforced after a certain amount of time has passed

Question 32

learned helplessness

Answer 32

after facing continuous negative situations one gives up even when they can escape the situation

Question 33

external locus of control

Answer 33

belief that things are outside of your control

Question 34

internal locus of control

Answer 34

belief that you control things

Question 35

Central Nervous System

Answer 35

Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 36

Peripheral Nervous System

Answer 36

Autonomic and Somatic Nervous Systems

Question 37

Autonomic NS

Answer 37

involuntary movement

Question 38

somatic NS

Answer 38

voluntary movement

Question 39

hindbrain

Answer 39

oldest part of the brain

Question 40

cerebellum

Answer 40

movement and balance

Question 41

medulla

Answer 41

homeostatic control of vital organs

Question 42

pons

Answer 42

sleep and arousal

Question 43

forebrain

Answer 43

higher thought processes

Question 44

amygdala

Answer 44

fear and emotions

Question 45

hippocampus

Answer 45

memory

Question 46

hypothalamus

Answer 46

reward and pleasure center, eating behaviors

Question 47

thalamus

Answer 47

relays sensory information (except for smell)

Question 48

cerebral cortex

Answer 48

outer portion of the brain responsible for higher thought processes

Question 49

occpital lobe

Answer 49

vision

Question 50

parietal lobe

Answer 50

touch, sensations

Question 51

frontal lobe

Answer 51

personality, decision making, planning, judgement

Question 52

temporal lobe

Answer 52

hearing and facial recognition

Question 53

somatosensory cortex

Answer 53

map of our sensory cortex in parietal lobe

Question 54

motor cortex

Answer 54

map of our motor receptors in frontal lobe

Question 55

wernicke's area

Answer 55

understanding what we are saying

Question 56

broca's area

Answer 56

ability to speak

Question 57

corpus callosum

Answer 57

bundle of nerves between hemisphere that connect them

Question 58

circadian rhythm

Answer 58

24 hour biological clock for temperature, sleep, heartbeat

Question 59

framing

Answer 59

the way a question is posed can influence the response

Question 60

functional fixedness

Answer 60

inability to use an object in another way than it is typically used.

Question 61

confirmation bias

Answer 61

tendency of an individual to search for things that support their belief but dismiss things that counter it